Which is why it was a boarding penalty, not a malicious charge and hit to the head.

uhh... newton's third law would dictate outright that this is a charge. guy comes in with speed and runs a guy into the boards--- NOT ONLY THAT-- but he finishes with the arm to make sure that he got him-- that's what my issue was with the hit.

he doesn't just leave his feet, but he makes sure that he finishes with the arm. that's why this should've been a suspension. it was clearly a retaliatory hit, from a guy who has a history, on a defenseless player. onus is on the player delivering the check to avoid or at least MINIMIZE contact with a defenseless player.

following through with the forearm to the back on a guy that you're already in the process of creaming (quite clearly) is not minimizing impact. this is a charge.

if somebody who has not had any disciplinary action in the past 5 years of playing in the league did it-- by all means, no suspension please... but this is a guy who has had disciplinary action in the last year. there's no reason he should've been let off here. even of it was a split decision the league should follow through with a game or a fine.

and what's worse?-- IT RESULTED IN INJURY!

shame on the league. this is a bad call and it seems another horrible decision has been made against this team. could be worse i guess... lucic could've run lundqvist or chara could've punched mcdonagh's face into the glass.. or lucic could've crosschecked a guy viciously 3 times in the back of the neck(but we'll see if the league suspends him rofl)

Okay, then I guess I may have it wrong. My understanding was that if a head injury was apparent (bleeding from the head would be a head injury) on a boarding, that a 5 minute major would be imposed.

nah. it's ref's discretion here. not like a high stick. pretty sure this happened in the kings/blues series and a few people checked the book..i'll post it in a few

edit: 41.3 Major Penalty – The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a major penalty, based on the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, to a player guilty of boarding an opponent (see 41.5).

also:41.5 Game Misconduct Penalty - When a major penalty is imposed under this rule for a foul resulting in an injury to the face or head of an opponent, a game misconduct shall be imposed.

...following through with the forearm to the back on a guy that you're already in the process of creaming (quite clearly) is not minimizing impact. this is a charge.

if somebody who has not had any disciplinary action in the past 5 years of playing in the league did it-- by all means, no suspension please... but this is a guy who has had disciplinary action in the last year. there's no reason he should've been let off here. even of it was a split decision the league should follow through with a game or a fine.

and what's worse?-- IT RESULTED IN INJURY!

shame on the league. this is a bad call and it seems another horrible decision has been made against this team. could be worse i guess... lucic could've run lundqvist or chara could've punched mcdonagh's face into the glass.. or lucic could've crosschecked a guy viciously 3 times in the back of the neck(but we'll see if the league suspends him rofl)

Justice from the NHL is an arbitrary and unpredictable thing. It is best to carry out your own justice, just don't wait too long. Personally, I would rather that the Rangers just beat the Habs on the scoreboard on March 30, but giving a few love taps to Pac would be sweet, too.

Justice from the NHL is an arbitrary and unpredictable thing. It is best to carry out your own justice, just don't wait too long. Personally, I would rather that the Rangers just beat the Habs on the scoreboard on March 30, but giving a few love taps to Pac would be sweet, too.

sad part of it is, it'll probably be mcdonagh that has to deal with patches himself.

Apparently Shanny doesn't look at the circumstances leading up to a hit anymore or if the person in question is a repeat offender or known for dirty predatory hits. There are definitely some favorite sons and red-headed stepchildren in this league.

Personally, I would've given Patches 2 games for that hit. A definite hit from behind with an extra elbow thrown in. Very dangerous.

You do know that the genes for red hair comes from crossbreading with Neanderthals - says so here

Implications of this conspiracy are now reaching mindblowing proportions

nah. it's ref's discretion here. not like a high stick. pretty sure this happened in the kings/blues series and a few people checked the book..i'll post it in a few

edit: 41.3 Major Penalty – The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a major penalty, based on the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, to a player guilty of boarding an opponent (see 41.5).

also:41.5 Game Misconduct Penalty - When a major penalty is imposed under this rule for a foul resulting in an injury to the face or head of an opponent, a game misconduct shall be imposed.

Torts and his "we don't discuss injuries" **** ugh. In the playoffs it's a no brained not to let the other team know what's up and I don't mind not mentioning it if a guy is playing through something, but when they get on IR you might as well just tell us.

Torts and his "we don't discuss injuries" **** ugh. In the playoffs it's a no brained not to let the other team know what's up and I don't mind not mentioning it if a guy is playing through something, but when they get on IR you might as well just tell us.

Nash's move to IR was to make room for Christian Thomas, not exactly an indiction of a more serious condition.

We should hopefully know more in about 20 minutes when they hit the ice for practice, (hopefully)

If I ran the Rangers,no leaks on anything. Injuries. Trades. Free agency. The beat writers are mad at the Rangers for not disclosing injuries. They are left to guess and they look foolish. McKenzie reported the Girardi x-rays were negative. Andrew Gross didn't give McKenzie or TSN credit for that. No "According to TSN".